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THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE
interpreted by Grace Bobber

Once upon a

, in a little forest of trees, animals,

s, and other wonders, a race was about to occur. A

had challenged a

to a race. The

was very old, but also very skilled and knew how to win, even against the

. So anyway, the

yelled, "On your marks, get set,

!", and they were off. The

started off strong, and took the lead easily. After about

hours, the tortoise wasn't anywhere in the

's sight. So the

took a nap, thinking he had all the time in the

. After a good

hours or so, the

crossed the finish line. All the other animals were bewildered. Where was the

? Was he missing? Back to

, who had just woken up. He walked to the finish line, thinking that the

must still be back behind him. He soon found out from the

and the

after the race that

had already finished! "Wow,

, that's embarrassing,"

offered his words of support.

was a little more helpful... "Well, now you know,

. Slow and steady wins the race!"